The secretaries in ministry of IT, and departments of telecom, expenditure and scientific and industrial research will be the permanent special invitees. The panel will draw up a plan to optimally use the existing infrastructure of the IITs, RECs, other engineering colleges and educational institutions to double their student intake in IT from the next academic year. It will also recommend modalities for achieving mutually beneficial cooperation between educational institutions in IT in the formal sector and those in the private sector. The task force will submit its interim report on how to optimise the intake at IITs and RECs within a month and a final report on the remaining terms of reference within three months.